Crime & Safety
Passerby Puts Out Car Fire at Parking Lot of Wendy's in Woodbury
The incident happened a little before 5 p.m. Tuesday.
A Good Samaritan on Tuesday afternoon used a fire extinguisher to put out a car fire in the parking lot of the Wendy’s in Woodbury.
The engine compartment of a Wendy’s employee’s car somehow caught fire, but a passerby had the extinguisher handy, and it was out by the time crews arrived, said Woodbury Fire Cmdr. John Wallgren.
The Woodbury Fire Department got the call about a fire at Tamarack Village a just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, according to public safety spokeswoman Michelle Okada.
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Firefighters took photos and were investigating the cause.
The man who put out the fire may have been a contractor and happened to have an extinguisher in his vehicle, Wallgren said.
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He didn’t have much of a reaction to the incident, Wallgren said. “I kidded him and said we’re always looking for firefighters.”
The Woodbury Fire Department actually is hiring. See: Woodbury Seeks Paid-on-Call Firefighter/EMTs
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